John H. Winder

John Henry Winder (21 February 1800-7 February 1865) was a Brigadier-General of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
John Henry Winder was born in Somerset County, Maryland in 1800, the son of American general William H. Winder and cousin of Charles Sidney Winder. He graduated from West Point in 1820, placing 11th in a class of 30 cadets. Winder rose through the ranks of the US Army during peacetime and taught at West Point for one year, only to be fired after losing his temper with a student. Winder distinguished himself during the Mexican-American War, being promoted to Major after the Battle of Contreras and the Battle of Churubusco. In 1861, he decided to resign his army commission and join the Confederate States Army at the start of the American Civil War, becoming a Brigadier-General on 21 June 1861. Winder served as Assistant Inspector General of the Camps of Instruction, and he dealt with deserters, local law enforcement, and commodity prices, and he also commanded the Department of Henrico in eastern Virginia until 5 May 1864. From May to June 1864, he commanded the 2nd District of the Department of North Carolina & Southern Virginia, served as Commandant of all prisons in Georgia and Alabama from 26 July to 21 November 1864, and the leader of the Bureau of Prison Camps from 21 November 1864 until his death from a heart attack in Florence, South Carolina on 7 February 1865 at the age of 64.